Dancing Off the Canvas
FOXBURG — The Red Brick Gallery opens its 2015 exhibition season Saturday with “Dancing Off the Canvas,” a multimedia exhibit featuring artwork created by students from Allegheny-Clarion Valley High School.
The show will be on display through April 19 and is the first to feature students' work.
More than 85 A-C Valley high school students in Anita Allen's art classes have created 100 works of art inspired by dance, from ballet and tango dancers to dancing cartoon figures, beach party dancers and dancing bears.
In their educational process, students have employed the long-standing practice, dating back to the masters of Western art, of doing copies of works of art as a study in composition and craftsmanship.
The works are in a variety of media including watercolor, acrylic, graphite, ink marker, clay, oil, pastel and watercolor pencil.
Working closely with Red Brick Gallery director and artist Donna Edmonds, students have had the opportunity to take an active role in presenting an exhibition.
“Dancing Off the Canvas” is the latest component of Allegheny RiverStone Center for the Arts' 2014-15 arts education initiative in the A-C Valley School District focused on the relationship between dance and music and the visual arts.
An opening reception hosted by the student artists and ARCA will take place from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday.
Gallery hours for the exhibit will be noon to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays and 3 to 5 p.m. April 17.
The exhibit will be displayed on the second floor of the gallery, which is the designated area for rotating exhibits. The first floor is dedicated to the display of artwork created by the cooperative artists affiliated with the gallery, 17 Main St.
For more information, call 724-659-3153 or visit www.alleghenyriverstone.org.
